This is a sample of our algae under a microscope. There appear to be lots of bacteria... (the rods)
A block
B block
C block
12/14/10
We are going to stop using the MiracleGro as much
because we think it causes the algae to settle too quickly
We put two bubblers in the remaining bottles to prevent the
algae from settling as fast. It would be good if the bottles were
shaken manually a couple times a week. Also, what
concentration of MiracleGro are you using when you dilute?.
3/24/11
All of the algae seems to be dying after a few weeks. After it dies, however, the algae appears brown, and the microscope shows bacteria. We are trying to find a way to identify and eliminate the bacteria. We started by switching to new tubes and using a new bubbler. At the moment, B block has two half-liter bottles of live algae.
Another problem that we came across was that the water in the bottles evaporated because there was too much light. We turned off two lights, and the water in the algae bottles is evaporating at a slower rate.
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This is a sample of our algae under a microscope. There appear to be lots of bacteria... (the rods)
We are going to stop using the MiracleGro as much
because we think it causes the algae to settle too quickly
We put two bubblers in the remaining bottles to prevent the
algae from settling as fast. It would be good if the bottles were
shaken manually a couple times a week. Also, what
concentration of MiracleGro are you using when you dilute?.
All of the algae seems to be dying after a few weeks. After it dies, however, the algae appears brown, and the microscope shows bacteria. We are trying to find a way to identify and eliminate the bacteria. We started by switching to new tubes and using a new bubbler. At the moment, B block has two half-liter bottles of live algae.
Another problem that we came across was that the water in the bottles evaporated because there was too much light. We turned off two lights, and the water in the algae bottles is evaporating at a slower rate.